"Alright! Then this is the leverage I'll keep with Sister. Now can Sister trust me?" Xing Yuan said indulgently.
Yu Yue felt a pang of guilt. After all, A Yuan was her savior, and her actions could be seen as repaying kindness with enmity. However, the nation came before family. She would make it up to A Yuan properly after completing her mission!
"A Yuan, can you leave this place?"
"I can, but it will take a few days! Sister, you know this base was just established, so they still need hackers like me. And I can't leave my post privately for now."
"How long has A Yuan been here? How much do you know about this base?" Yu Yue urgently wanted to understand the internal situation of the base.
"Hmm... about five years. It developed in other places before. This is my first time in Country Z. Sister is from Country Z, and you have a grudge against the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group? The Wild Wolf Mercenary Group is not weak. Sister should be cautious!" Xing Yuan worried.
"Mm, I know!" Yu Yue's expression remained unchanged, but she mentally noted the name Wild Wolf Mercenary Group.
"Then, can A Yuan show me around this base?" Yu Yue asked expectantly.
"What's there to see? It's a mess everywhere. If Sister wants to see, I can show you here. Why go out?" Xing Yuan was reluctant. Going out meant crowds, and she felt uncomfortable in crowds.
"Alright then! It's just that in my current situation, I can only stay in the room, and it's a bit boring. Can A Yuan help me arrange an identity?" Yu Yue feigned disappointment.
As if bewitched, Xing Yuan nodded. She quickly sat at the computer and created a surveillance video of herself bringing Yu Yue back, fabricating a public identity for Yu Yue. Then, she called Qiao and asked him to help create an identification document.
Immediately after, Xing Yuan looked at Yu Yue, seeking praise. Yu Yue suppressed a smile and gently patted Xing Yuan's head. "A Yuan, you're so good!"
Xing Yuan was overjoyed, her invisible tail wagging behind her. After Qiao delivered the identification documents, Yu Yue frequently contacted the soldiers who had infiltrated with her in secret. Combined with Xing Yuan's hacking skills, they created an internal map of the base and transmitted it to headquarters.
At this time, the entire Yicheng had been firmly controlled by the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group. Qiao had also returned Xiao Mu and Feng Wen. Upon seeing Yu Yue, Xiao Mu complained with a mournful expression, "Boss, we were working hard, and you've already hooked up with someone behind our backs. Don't you love us anymore?"
Yu Yue looked at the pair, one big and one small, before she could even process who they were, she was shocked by Xiao Mu's words. The boss he was referring to, was it A Yuan? She voiced her question.
Xiao Mu replied matter-of-factly, "Who else would it be if not you?"
As soon as Xing Yuan left the room, she heard Xiao Mu's words. She shot him a look of disappointment, then cautiously observed Yu Yue's expression. Yu Yue's expression was calm, as if she didn't care at all. No one knew that in that instant, Yu Yue suddenly understood many things, such as why those people didn't dare to search, how easily she could provide identification, and such powerful hacking skills.
"We call each other that privately. My hacking skills are better than theirs, so they call me boss," Xing Yuan explained nervously.
Seeing Yu Yue still silent, Xing Yuan upped the ante. "Sister, things have calmed down outside recently. How about I take you out to see it in a few days?"
Yu Yue was somewhat moved. The people sent by headquarters had arrived in Yicheng these past few days, and after spending time with Xing Yuan, she had already come to regard her as a younger sister. Unless absolutely necessary, she was still willing to trust A Yuan.
After a long period of contemplation, Yu Yue said, "Okay!"
Xing Yuan's face lit up with joy. "Then I'll go report it right away!" Xing Yuan hurried away, leaving Xiao Mu bewildered. "Is no one going to mind me?"
Feng Wen, with great perceptiveness, pulled Xiao Mu away. "We haven't rested for so many days, aren't you tired? Let's rest and come back later!" He then gave Yu Yue an apologetic look.
Yu Yue didn't say much, just looked into the room in silence. Sometimes she felt Xing Yuan was a bit strange, but her feelings for her didn't seem fake. Her parents had died in a car accident when she was very young. She truly cherished her relationship with Xing Yuan, but she hated deception the most.
Xing Yuan, feeling guilty, fled into the room. In the beginning, she just wanted to make a good impression on Sister. But why did it change later? She craved Sister's warmth. The more she cared, the more she feared the truth being revealed. Her Sister was so righteous; if she knew about all the bad things she had done, would she still want her? However, no matter what the future held, she would never let Sister go again. She would protect Yu Yue's safety for a lifetime.
Qiao agreed to Xing Yuan's request to visit Yicheng, but with one condition: she had to bring the five chosen mercenaries and couldn't stay out overnight. Xing Yuan readily agreed. She then shared the good news with Yu Yue.
On a bright sunny morning, Xing Yuan left the base for the first time. Looking at the ruins outside, Xing Yuan felt a sense of change. When she first arrived, Yicheng had its darkness, but it was never like this. While it wasn't a scene of widespread death, it was certainly a river of blood. Even though the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group tried their best to clean up, there were still many dried bloodstains on the ground.
Looking up, she could still see many wounded. If Yu Yue hadn't been by her side, Xing Yuan could have maintained her composure and been indifferent to the scene. But the moment she thought of Sister beside her, Xing Yuan's heart was filled with guilt. The current state of Yicheng was partly her doing.